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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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